Ssalefish Comics

I went into Ssalefish comics on a weeknight while my friend wad shopping at a nearby store. I am not a collector of this type of merchandise but I think it is interesting to look through to spend some time. The staff was very nice and asked if they could help me with anything and I said no. They offered their help if I had any questions. This is a good store to just come in to browse for awhile.

One of my favorite stores in Winston. I buy all of my Sailor Moon merchandise from them. Manga, dolls, etc. They had a box of Sailor Moon items in the back a while ago, I bought majority of the box for a decent price. The staff has always been friendly and very helpful.

Awful store. Made me feel unwelcome. The staff was unfriendly. Ask about a product shipping on Wednesday and they were clueless about the item and were very demeaning. Even though they were clearly wrong. To make matters worse one of the employees asked what I was going to do with the item. As it was any of his business. Very unprofessional. Never going back to the store rather take my business elsewhere.

This one-​star review is based on the owner’s lack of common-​sense decency and helpfulness. A thief stole 4 of my husband’s most valued comics, including Amazing Spiderman #3, and sold all four to Ssalefish for $ 200. When the thief (apparently was a regular Ssalefish customer) confessed and said he had sold them to Ssalefish, my husband spoke with the owner Bret Parks who said he had sold them for $ 750, thus making a $ 550 profit. Bret did nothing to help track down the books nor did he offer to provide the profit he had made. We asked him to help find replacements and sell them at a discount, but he ignored these requests. Finally, when the Ssalefish Facebook page showed the store had acquired another Amazing Spiderman #3 and we asked Bret whether he would sell it at cost as a replacement for the stolen issue on which he had profited, he rudely said never to contact him again. Even if Bret had no knowledge these books were stolen when he bought and sold them, an honorable business owner would have tried to help recover these stolen books, particularly when he had a replacement for at least one of them and made significant profit on them. Bottom line, given all the other comic book store options around and on the internet, I would skip doing business with Ssalefish.

The staff here is always super friendly and knowledgeable when it comes to comic books. The store is always very neat and clean, but is not a very big size. They have a great selection of new issues and paperbacks, but back issues are not the main priority here. It’s in an awesome location right across from the mall as well. Closed on Mondays though!

Had an awesome selection And the man working that night was so helpful! My husband and I stopped in randomly on a Saturday night just before they closed. The guy working never showed any frustration with us for coming in close to closing. Instead he took the time to look for back issues of Walking Dead and some others. Great selection of new and old according to what we saw. Will definitely stop by anytime we are in NC it was worth the trip!

A nice, clean comics and toys store with a friendly staff. That’s not always a given when you’re talking about comic stores. You won’t find the stereotypical surly nerd owner who looks down his nose at his customers here. And there’s no danger of a box of 25-​year old Archie books falling on your head like at a lot of places. The owner was even nice to a guy who brought in a broken action figure to sell.
I would have liked a larger selection of back issues with lower prices (how about a 50 cent box?) but I did find some stuff I was looking for.
I also happened to be there when a minor comics industry celebrity came in, so that was cool.

My wife was visiting family in NC and they were nearby, so I called this store. They were very helpful and cool about pulling books for her to pick up for me.